Spool or the like.



PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904.

W. A. SMITH.

SPOOL OR THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1 904.

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CORPORATION OF MAINE.

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on 'll'ldllE lull tt w SPEGIFIGAULION forming part of Letters Patent No. 'T/ l?5,994, dated November 29, 190 1 Application lilcd January 18, 1904.

To a. whom, it may (NHJ/(WT/b.

lie it known that l, Wrnmnn rt. lrlnrrn, av

class made of several parts joined together;

lduch spools and the like usually comprise a barrel and two flanges lastei'icd thereto by plugs extending through the llangcs into the ends oi the barrel; but it has heretofore been diliicult, if not impossible, to fasten the flanges to the barrel so that they would not work loose in a colnparatively short while and turn relatively to the barrel.

it is the principal object of my invei'rtion to improve the comtruction ol spools and the like made 01 separate parts, as described, to the end that the flanges .will be prevented from working loose and turning relatively to the barrel and to i'().i(l(-3 a spool possessing this characteristic which will be of simple and cheap construction.

'llhc distii'iguishing features of my improved spool are that each end oi the barrel is made with one or more tongues, and the flanges are each made with a corrcinionding number of i shank of the plug l driven through the iiange sockets or grooves upon its inner peri 'ihery,

into which the tongues extend and are held I by the plug. All three elements oi the spool" namely, the barrel, llange, and the plug are thereby positively-and directly connected each with the other, al'lording an unusually strong and effective article. in the bestit'orm oi. my invention the plug is made with a head beveled on its inner lace. of the flange and the inner or bottom face of the sockets or grooves are also beveled, so that when the plug is driven through the flange into the end of the barrel the tongues in the latter are bent or turned so as to fit into the beveled sockets. This construction not only locks the barrel and flange against relative rotary movement, but also securely The central opening llitl'igGS lrom the barrel.

Serial No. 189.408. No model.)

in the accompanying drawings, .higure 1 is an end view oi a spool embodying one form ol my invention. .llig. 2 is a section on line ot .l ig. i. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 cl? l ig. 1. Fig. a isa. taco view, partly broken away, ol' one o1 the llanges ol the spool shown in Figs. 1, f3, and 3. Fig. 5 is a side view oi. one end of the barrel of the spool shown in .iiigs. 1, 2, and 3. Fig. 6 is an end view, partly in section, of a. spool embodying another iorin of my invention. Fig. 7 is a section on line 1770f Fig. (i. Fig. 8 shows separately in plan view the middle portion of one oi the flanges oi the spool shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 shows a IiiOllll'lC'illjlUii and is hereinafter described.

lvly improved spool comprises a hollow barrel .1, two l'laugcs 2 2, and two plugs 3, which is the same number of parts heretofore employed.

llnlerring to that term of my invention shown in liigs. i to 5, inclusive, 1 represents a barrel made with tongues +t at each end, which register with tour beveled sockets upon the inner pcri phony of each flange 52-, said inner periphery being also beveled. Each plug 3 is made with a cylindrical shank and a head beveled upon its inner or under side. in assinnbling the parts of the spool the tongues are entered in the sockets 5 and the into the end of the barrel after cement has been applied to said shank and to the interior oi the barrel. As the beveled head of plug?) is driven in between the tongues a the latter are turned outwardly, so as to lit into the beveled socket 5, as shown in i1 2, so that they cannot be drawn out of said sockets by any reasonable iorce tending to separate the The employment of the tongues and sockets also looks the barrel and flange against relative rotary movement. By this means i have provided an exceedingly strong spool capable of withstanding very hard usage and one that is simple in its construction and cheap to manufacture.

in Figs. (3, T, and 8 l have shown another prevents theliange and barrel being separated. 5 form of my invention, which dili'ers from that shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, only in that the inner faces of the sockets 5 are straight i instead of beveled and the tongues at are relatively shorter, so that they will not prevent the beveled head of plug 3 from seating upon the beveled inner periphery of the flange and yet may be clamped more or less at their outer ends in the sockets 5 by the beveled head of the plug. It is not, however, essential with this form of my invention that the head of the plug be beveled. If the head be flat, as in Fig. 9, the tongues 4 could extend through the flange. The parts are assembled in the same manner as above described, the tongues preventing the flange from being turned upon the barrel and the headed plug glued to the interior of the barrel, preventing the flange from coming oil from the end of the barrel.

What I claim is 1. A spool or the like comprising a hollow barrel made at each end with longitudinally- 4 extending tongues; two flanges one at each l end of the barrel, each provided upon its inner periphery with sockets or recesses corresponding with and holding the tongues of the adjacent end of the barrel, said sockets being of a depth equal to the thickness of the tongues; and a plug in the central opening of each flange for holding the prongs in the sockets; the barrel, flange and plug being positively and directly connected each with both of the others.

2. A spool or the like comprising a hollow barrel made at each end with longitudinallyextending tongues; 'tWo flanges one at each end of the barrel, each having its inner periphery beveled and being provided with sockets or recesses corresponding with and holding the tongues of the adjacent end of the barrel, said sockets being of a depth equal to the thickness of said tongues; and a plug in each end of the barrel made with a beveled head,

said barrel, flange and plug being directly and positively connected each with both of the others.

3. A spool or the like comprising a hollow barrel made at each end with longitudinallyextending tongues; two flanges one at each end of the barrel, each having its inner periphery beveled and being provided with one or more beveled sockets or recesses corresponding with and holding the prongs of the adjacent end of the barrel; and a plug in each end of the barrel made with a beveled head; said barrel, flange and plug being each positivcly and directly connected with both of the others.

Signed by me at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this 7th day of January, 1904.

WILLARD A. SMITH.

W'itnesses:

JOHN FENDER, W. E. BENNETT. 

